Psychology
Faith in God Waned During the Pandemic
A new study done in Germany suggests that faith in god or 'a higher power' was greatly weakened by the...
People who believe in pseudoscience are less demanding of evidence
A new study has found that people who have a tendency to believe in pseudoscience also have a tendency to...
Results of psilocybin microdosing study are surprisingly unsurprising
Microdosing, the practice of taking psychedelics in sub-hallucinogenic doses (about 5-10% of a normal dose) is now more popular than...
Chimps, like humans, show signs of uncertainty when faced with a hard choice
Uncertainty is very physical sensation. When having to choose between two options, both of which appear equally likely to be...
Latest estimate of psychopathy in the general population
Psychopaths are more likely than the average person to end up in jail. People with psychopathy often deceive & manipulate...
Infants who stare longer at unexpected events have more ‘explanation-based curiosity’ later in life
Human infants come pre-loaded with some understanding of basic physics (naïve physics). We know this from how infants behave when...
Study finds no connection between intensity of social media use and wellbeing
People who spend a lot of time of social media are often thought of as seeking approval and likely to...
More than a third of children in the US don’t know how meat gets to the table
More than a third of children in the US (aged 4-7) think cheese, bacon, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, shrimp, and...
People who have no mind’s eye are resistant to visual hallucinations
A study published in the journal Cortex suggests that people who are incapable of forming mental images (aphants) are less...
Men, more than women, prefer relationship advice from strangers online
A new study published in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that the majority of Reddit users seeking relationship...
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